A new device for dosing additives in the food industry using quality function deployment

  1. Alba-Elías, F. 1
  2. Guerra Sánchez de la Nieta, A. 1
  3. Las-Heras-Casas, J. 1
  4. González-Marcos, A. 1
  5. Alfonso-Cendõn, J. 2
  6. Castejõn-Limas, M. 2
  1. 1 Universidad de La Rioja
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    Universidad de La Rioja

    Logroño, España

    ROR https://ror.org/0553yr311

  2. 2 Universidad de León
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    Universidad de León

    León, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02tzt0b78

Revista:
Journal of Food Process Engineering

ISSN: 0145-8876

Año de publicación: 2014

Volumen: 37

Número: 4

Páginas: 387-395

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.1111/JFPE.12094 SCOPUS: 2-s2.0-84904417248 WoS: WOS:000339718300005 GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Otras publicaciones en: Journal of Food Process Engineering

Resumen

This work presents an application of the quality function deployment method to the development of a new automatic device for supplying food additives for preserved foods, specifically in the form of tablets. The system operates at high speed with no increase in the proportion of improperly dosed containers. In short, this innovative system permits the dosing of additives in solid form with greater productivity than is possible with manual dosing and without the problems of incorporating additives in liquid form. This automatic dry-dosing method provides safer and better quality end-products than present dosing methods. Practical Applications The development of this new device allows a significant increase in efficiency and productivity in the automatic dosing of food additives. It gives a competitive advantage in an industry where trade margins are becoming narrower. Moreover, it also leads to potential strategies for the application of the quality function deployment method in the food processing industry. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.